{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":453095,"song":"Bitching","artist":"The Stranglers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11562029-bitching-chords-by-the-stranglers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/453095?type=chord","rating":4.24335,"votes":7,"content":"--------\r\n\r\nintro: A - F#m G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time,\r\n       drums enter 7th time)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBitching 'bout the things we've seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBitching 'bout the things we'd be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nBitching 'bout the loves we've had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nMy oh my it wasn't so bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhen we had that to loosen our minds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nHey little baby in the front row, be kind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBitching 'bout the Windsor C[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBitching 'bout the Western Sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhy can't you all be like a Grainger man?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOr even a Pheland man?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterdam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                             [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nAnd then you'll see what should be really can[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking about[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nguitar solo (repeat chords A - F#m G, listen to the recording to get the bends\r\nright, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):\r\n\r\n[tab]E------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|\r\nB--7^7p5-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|\r\nG---------7-6------------------------|----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2-|\r\nD--------------7---5h7p5-4-----------|-----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------|\r\nA---------------------------7---5-4--|----0h2h4---------------0h2h4-----------------|\r\nE------------------------------------|-0h3------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nB-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5----|------------------------------------|\r\nG------0h2h4-----------------------------------|--6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0-|\r\nD-0h2h4----------------------------------------|-------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^--|\r\nA----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nE----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E-----------------------------------|\r\nB-----------------------------------|\r\nG-----------------------------------|\r\nD--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------| <-- *bend up a semitone and hold\r\nA-------------------4-2---0---------|      \r\nE-----------------------------------|      [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E-----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-14^-12---------------|\r\nB-------------12-14-14^-12----------------|-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---|\r\nG-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12----|-12s14-------------------------------14-|\r\nD-12s14--------------------------------11-|----------------------------------------|\r\nA-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\r\nE-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E----------------------------------------------|\r\nB--12^12p10------------------------------------|\r\nG-----------12-11-11h12p11---------------------|\r\nD---------------------------12-11-11h12p11-----|\r\nA-------------------------------------------12-|\r\nE----------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a place with a lot of eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStrange smoke perfume around the peacock guys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls, they move their heat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo the impulsive, compulsive beat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nBut that's another place, another time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nMaybe we'll meet there in quite a short while[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] \r\n(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nI really don't know what to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nThat's gonna happen to us all one day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when it does you can have me too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut until then I really don't know what to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI'm just gonna keep on[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (x6, over keyboard solo) [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]   ([ch]D[/ch])                                        ([ch]Bm[/ch]*)      ([ch]C#m[/ch]*)\r\n E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10-------------|\r\n B---------------------------------------------------12---------|\r\n G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11--| <-- play three\r\n D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12----------------------------|     times (*chords\r\n A--------------------------------------------------------------|     on 3rd time are\r\n E--------------------------------------------------------------|     C#m and D)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   ([ch]E[/ch])                      ([ch]F#m[/ch])([ch]G[/ch]) ([ch]A[/ch]) \r\n E--------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab] B-12--10--9----------------------------------\r\n G------------9--7--6-------------------------\r\n D----------------------9-7-6-4---5---5s7-----\r\n A--------------------------------------------\r\n E--------------------------------------------\r\n                                Bar bitching![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    Bar bitching (x3)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n E-----------------------------------------------------|\r\n B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10--|\r\n G--7--7--7--6-7s11-9--9-9-----------------------------|\r\n D-----------------------------------------------------|\r\n A-----------------------------------------------------|\r\n E-----------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n E----------------------------------10--10--10--9-10s14--12-|\r\n B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14--------------------------|\r\n G----------------------------------------------------------|\r\n D----------------------------------------------------------|\r\n A----------------------------------------------------------|\r\n E----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.","plain_text":"--------\n\nintro: A - F#m G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time,\n       drums enter 7th time)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nguitar solo (repeat chords A - F#m G, listen to the recording to get the bends\nright, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n A - F#m G (x6, over keyboard solo) A - Bm C#m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.","chords":["A","F#m","G","E","C","B","D","Bm","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}